2 Kings 14:8:22 Kgs.14.8.W2TAB
שָׁלַ֤ח
shalakh
“he sent”
- Transliteration
- sha-LAKH
- Extended
- shah-LAKH
- IPA
- /ʃaˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he sent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
AZ sha-LAKH a-mats-YA
- clause
AZ sha-LAKH a-mats-YA mal-a-KHIM el-ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR
- sentence
AZ sha-LAKH a-mats-YA mal-a-KHIM el-ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR le-KHA nit-ra-E fa-NIM
Exegesis
The Qal perfect verb shalach {שָׁלַ֤ח | šā-laḥ} ‘he sent’ appears first in typical VSO order, followed by the subject ʾAmatsyah {אֲמַצְיָה֙ | ʾa-maṣ-yā̆ḥ}.
Root and etymology
ש־ל־ח
“to send, dispatch”
In context — 2 Kings 14:8
Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet face to face .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 14:8, so the Hebrew word שָׁלַ֤ח (shalakh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.14.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.8.W2.S1) and character.